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Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry with which you are familiar – one (1) that has acquired another company and operates internationally and one (1) that does not have a history of mergers and acquisitions and operates solely within the U.S. Research each company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1.For the corporation that has acquired another company, merged with another company, or been acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion.
2.For the corporation that has not been involved in any mergers or acquisitions, identify one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and explain why this company would be a profitable target. 
3.For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly evaluate its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and make recommendations for improvement. 
4.For the corporation that does not operate internationally, propose one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Justify your proposals.
5.Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
•Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.
•Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
•Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

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Case Study: Toyota—Oh, What a Feeling, or Oh, What a Mess?

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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Additional Information: SaharaOasis.com is an online retailer that currently has 1,500 employees and warehouse operations in New York, Nebraska, and Nevada. The company is prospering and has decided to expand its operations globally by opening a new warehouse in South Korea, with hopes of continued expansion into Europe.

To open the new warehouse, management staff will be transferred from the company’s current locations. They will also have to hire approximately 500 warehouse personnel and a logistics manager. South Korea is proving to be a very competitive environment for online retailers. The human resources (HR) staff must develop a workforce plan that can create a competitive advantage for SaharaOasis. All functional areas of HR will be involved in making this expansion a success. As the human resources director for SaharaOasis, you will be held responsible for planning, managing, and presenting information to the vice president (VP) of HR and the board of directors for the organization.

Using CTU Library resources and the course text and materials, research global human resources and respond to the following questions:

What role will the different functions within human resources play in the opening of this new facility?
How will each function aid in creating a competitive advantage for SaharaOasis? Address each of the functions of HR including: staffing, training and development, performance management, compensation, and employee relations.
How will the organizational structure and culture adapt to the changes that would result from globalization (how would you empower teams, resolve conflicts, and motivate employees to support the changes from this workforce plan)?
Provide a reference list at the end of your primary task response of at least 5 CTU Library articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

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In your own words, develop a recruitment strategy for the warehouse associate position for SaharaOasis, which includes the use of the Internet. This information must be presented to the Vice President (VP) of Human Resources (HR) in a PowerPoint slide presentation for her review.

Using CTU Library resources and the course text and materials, research e-recruiting and create a presentation that addresses the following:

Specifically, which e-recruiting media and methods would you recommend, and why?
How would you use these methods to market the job to potential candidates? How will you differentiate and position the job in the job market?
What legal considerations must be taken into account with Internet-based recruitment programs?
In addition to e-recruiting, briefly discuss what other methods you would consider, and why.
From a business finance/accounting perspective, how would you analyze and measure the effectiveness of your recruitment strategy? What economic conditions might be considered?
Provide a reference list at the end of your presentation of at least 5 CTU Library articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

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Based on the Sahara Oasis scenario and using Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection resources, research recruitment and respond to the following questions:

As the company embarks on a large recruitment campaign, discuss the specific issues in employment law that should be of concern to hiring managers.
Provide examples of at least 5 questions that cannot be asked of an applicant or statements that cannot be made in recruiting because of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, and then indicate the corresponding law that makes such questioning impermissible.
What steps would you take to ensure that the employment process is free of potential legal liability and is ethical?
Provide a reference list at the end of your primary task response of at least 5 Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.

Part 1

Additional Information: The warehouse personnel will benefit from a good onboarding program, which includes orientation training. The board of directors and vice president (VP) of human resources would like to review your plan for onboarding these new hires.

Using Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection resources, research employee orientation programs, and develop an onboarding plan for the management team that covers the following:

Discuss the activities involved in a one day onboarding program for employee orientation including the following: 
The schedule of activities for one day including the time allotted for each training module.
A description of each training module.
The type of activity or media that will be used for each training module.
How you will determine the effectiveness of the onboarding program.. 
The content of the onboarding program may included the following examples:
Overview and introduction of the corporation and its industry. 
Employee Code of Conduct
Policies Regarding Federal Regulations, Contracts, and Intellectual Property
Benefits
Safety
Organizational culture
Other topics deemed necessary for employees.

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Explain how the availability of substitutes affects business strategy. Include an example of a company or industry where many substitutes are available and one where few or none are available.

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Resources: The Art and Science of Leadership, Ch. 3 and Leadership Theories Matrix
As a leader, you often need to display or clarify a concept. A matrix is a grid that contains information and offers a visual model of ideas. For this assignment, you will create a matrix that explains leadership theories. 
Research the following five leadership theories and include these in your matrix (use the matrix template provided):
Trait theories of leadership
Behavioral theories of leadership
Contingency models of leadership
Skills approaches to leadership
Situational methods of leadership
Develop the definition and characteristics of various leadership theories and approaches to leadership (trait leadership, behavioral leadership, contingency leadership, skills leadership and situational leadership). 
Provide one or more examples to support the definition or characteristics of each form of leadership. 
Write out your explanations in each section using about 350 words for each section.
Format your Leadership Theory Matrix with the template and consistent with APA guidelines.

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Introduction: The concept of intelligence is difficult to define since it can be explored from many different viewpoints.  For example, does a high test score mean that you are intelligent?  Are you intelligent if you can break down and reconstruct a car engine? Psychologist Howard Gardner proposed that there are nine types of intelligence that can be demonstrated in many ways, such as the ability to compose or perform music (musical intelligence) or the ability to understand the motivation behind another person’s behavior (interpersonal intelligence).

For this assignment, please complete the following steps:

Part 1

Learn more about different theories of intelligence, including Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, by watching the MyPsychLab video at the following link: https://visual.pearsoncmg.com/mypsychlab/index.php?clipId=63#tab1

Next, take the informal Multiple Intelligences assessment athttp://www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html. To get accurate results, it’s important that you answer the questions honestly and consider your overall preferences (not just how you feel today).

Once you have answered all of the questions (there are 56), click on “Find my strengths!” to see your results. The assessment will identify your top three intelligences based on your answers.

Further explore your top intelligences using the assessment website, your textbook or by searching the internet.

Part 2

Thoroughly discuss the following questions:

What did the assessment identify as your top three intelligences? 

Do you agree with the assessment? Why or why not?

One criticism of Gardner’s theory is that he classifies talents as types of intelligence.  Critics might say that a talented factory worker is not necessarily smart.  How would you reply to this criticism?

Important guidelines to follow:

This discussion is meant to reflect your personal opinions, not textbook language or theories. These questions are meant to stimulate your thinking. Since the Discussion Board is viewable by others, please do not share thoughts that you would not want others to know. 

For this discussion, post one thread in which you answer the following questions. You are expected to write full paragraphs and give specific examples as part of your answers. A short 2-3 sentence answer is NOT sufficient to earn full credit. A substantial response should be at least 4-5 complete sentences. You must make your initial response within 3 days of the module’s opening date for full credit.  

Then reply to at least 3 other students' Threads.  Write 3-4 sentences or more in each reply explaining your thoughts. Be sure to post replies on two different days.

Use academic sources (other than your textbook) to help you develop your own approach to psychology. Use APA style to reference your source(s) at the end of your submission.

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Apix is considering coffee packaging as an additional diversification to its product line. Here’s information regarding the coffee packaging project:

    Initial investment outlay of $40 million, consisting of $35 million for equipment and $5 million for net working capital (NWC) (plastic substrate and ink inventory); NWC recoverable in terminal year
    Project and equipment life: 5 years
    Sales: $27 million per year for five years
    Assume gross margin of 50% (exclusive of depreciation)
    Depreciation: Straight-line for tax purposes
    Selling, general, and administrative expenses: 10% of sales
    Tax rate: 35%

Assume a WACC of 10%.

SHOULD THE COFFEE PACKAGING PROJECT BE ACCEPTED?  WHY OR WHY NOT? COMPUTE THE PROJECT'S IRR AND NPV. 

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

  1. Do you believe that there was sufficient financial information to make a solid decision on what to do?

  2. Was there further financial information that you required that was not provided to you?

  3.  What financial figure do you believe was the determinant to your decision and why?

  4.  How would you be able to apply this particular financial information to other situations?

  5. Discuss risk methodologies used in capital budgeting. 

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You are working for a company which is planning to invest in a foreign country. 
Management has requested a report regarding the attractiveness of alternate countries based 
on the potential return of foreign direct investment, 
by applying the following theories of international investment to access country attractiveness. 

a) Dynamic Capabilities

Note:
1) Please do attach the articles /journal references by using Havard System.
    (Minimum 10 articles/journal)

•    Cite all information gather from other sources – including direct quotation and paraphrases – within the text of the paper. Pls do upload the articles and journal.
•    Turnitin plagiarism check must less than 5%

Recommendation Textbook;

1.International  Business: The Challenge of Globalization. 13th Edition ( 2012)
      Ball, Geringer, Mcnett & Minor . Mcgraw-Hill.
2.Cavusgil, S. Tamer, Gary Knight, John Riesenberger (2014), International Business: The New Realities, 3/E ISBN-13: 9780133254204 Prentice Hall
3.Maidment, Fred H, (2013), Annual Editions: International Business, 17/e, 17th Edition, ISBN-13 9780073528755, McGraw Hill
4.    Hill, Charles W. L. (2013), International Business, 9th Edition, ISBN-13 9780077630799, McGraw Hill

Text Books
1.    Cavusgil, S. Tamer, Gary Knight, John Riesenberger (2014), International Business: The New Realities, 3/E ISBN-13: 9780133254204 Prentice Hall
2.    Maidment, Fred H, (2013), Annual Editions: International Business, 17/e, 17th Edition, ISBN-13 9780073528755, McGraw Hill
3.    Hill, Charles W. L. (2013), International Business, 9th Edition, ISBN-13 9780077630799, McGraw Hill
4.    Geringer, Michael, Michael S Minor, Jeanne M. McNett, (2012), M: International Business, 1st Edition, ISBN-13 9780078029370, McGraw Hill
5.    Hebron, Lui, John F. Stack, Jr., (2011), Globalization, 2/E, ISBN-13: 9780205779703, Pearson 
6.    Adler, N. (2008). International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. Prentice Hall
7.    Browaeys, M-J and Price, R. (2008). Understanding Cross-cultural Management FT Prentice HallJ.M. (2008) International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition. New York: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.  
8.    Daniels, J., Radebaugh, L. and Sullivan, D., (2007). International Business: Environments and Operations. Pearson Prentice Hall.
9.    Adler, N. (2008). International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. Prentice Hall
10.    Browaeys, M-J and Price, R. (2008). Understanding Cross-cultural Management FT Prentice Hall
11.    French, R. (2007). Cross-Cultural Management in Work Organisations CIPD



Text Books
12.    Cavusgil, S. Tamer, Gary Knight, John Riesenberger (2014), International Business: The New Realities, 3/E ISBN-13: 9780133254204 Prentice Hall
13.    Maidment, Fred H, (2013), Annual Editions: International Business, 17/e, 17th Edition, ISBN-13 9780073528755, McGraw Hill
14.    Hill, Charles W. L. (2013), International Business, 9th Edition, ISBN-13 9780077630799, McGraw Hill
15.    Geringer, Michael, Michael S Minor, Jeanne M. McNett, (2012), M: International Business, 1st Edition, ISBN-13 9780078029370, McGraw Hill
16.    Hebron, Lui, John F. Stack, Jr., (2011), Globalization, 2/E, ISBN-13: 9780205779703, Pearson 
17.    Adler, N. (2008). International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. Prentice Hall
18.    Browaeys, M-J and Price, R. (2008). Understanding Cross-cultural Management FT Prentice HallJ.M. (2008) International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition. New York: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.  
19.    Daniels, J., Radebaugh, L. and Sullivan, D., (2007). International Business: Environments and Operations. Pearson Prentice Hall.
20.    Adler, N. (2008). International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. Prentice Hall
21.    Browaeys, M-J and Price, R. (2008). Understanding Cross-cultural Management FT Prentice Hall
22.    French, R. (2007). Cross-Cultural Management in Work Organisations CIPD
Journals
1.    Ricart, Enright, Ghemawat, Hart and Khanna.  (2004).  “New Frontiers in International Strategy”, Journal of International Business Studies  (35):175-200.
2.    Susan Feinberg and Anil Gupta. (2004).  “Knowledge Spillovers and the Assignment of R&D Responsbilities to Foreign Subsidiaries”, Strategic Management Journal, vol 25.
3.    Cantwell, J.A. and Santangelo, G.D. (2002), "The new geography of corporate research in information and communications technology (ICT)", Journal of Evolutionary Economics, vol. 12, nos. 1-2, pp. 163-197.
4.    Birkinshaw, Julian, Robert Nobel and Jonas Ridderstrale.  (2002). “Knowledge as a Contingency Variable: Do the Characteristics of Knowledge Predict MNE structure?”  Organization Science May
5.    Song, Jaeyong.  (2002) “Firm capabilities and technology ladders: Sequential foreign direct investment”  Strategic Management Journal; 23, 3:p191
6.    Kogut, B. G. Walker, and J. Anand.  (2002). “Agency and Institutions: National Divergences in Diversification Behavior.” Organization Science.
7.    Dunning, J.H. (2001), "The eclectic (OLI) paradigm of international production: past, present and future", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 173-190;
8.    Cantwell, J.A. and Narula, R. (2001), "The eclectic paradigm in the global economy", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 155-172;
9.    Tolentino, P.E.E. (2001), "From a theory to a paradigm: examining the eclectic paradigm as a framework in international economics", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 191-209;
10.    Ozawa, T. and Castello, S. (2001), "Toward an 'international business' paradigm of endogenous growth: multinationals and governments as co-endogenisers", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 211-228;
11.    Lundan, S. and Hagedoorn, J. (2001), "Alliances, acquisitions and multinational advantage", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 229-242.

12.    Madhok, A. and Phene, A. (2001), "The co-evolutional advantage: strategic management theory and the eclectic paradigm", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 243-256
13.    Guisinger, S. (2001), "From OLI to OLMA: incorporating higher levels of environmental and structural complexity into the eclectic paradigm", International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 257-272;
14.    Andersson, U. and Forsgren, M. (2000), "In search of centre of excellence: network embeddedness and subsidiary roles in multinational corporations", Management International Review, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 329-350.
15.    Gupta, Anil and Govindarajan, Vijay.  (2000). “Knowledge Flows Within Multinational Corporations”.  Strategic Management Journal.
16.    Cantwell, J.A. and Piscitello, L. (2000), "Accumulating technological competence: its changing impact upon corporate diversification and internationalisation", Industrial and Corporate Change, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 21-51.

Text Books
17.    Guirdham, M (2005). Communicating across cultures at work. Palgrave Macmillan
18.    Hofstede, G. (2005). Cultures and Organizations McGraw Hill
19.    Jandt, F. (2004). An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community Sage
20.    Mead, R. (2005). International Management: Cross-cultural Dimensions. Blackwell
21.    Perkins, S. & Shortland, S. (2006). Strategic International HRM - choices and consequences in multinational people management London: Kogan Page.
22.    Hood, N., (2006). The Multinational Subsidiary: Management, Economic Development and Public Policy. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
23.    Gannon, M, and Newman, K. (2006). The Blackwell Handbook of Cross-cultural Management Blackwell
24.    Archer, C., (2006). International Oganizations. London: Routledge.
25.    Hofstede, G. (2006) Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in Work Related Values Sage
26.    Schneider, S. and Barsoux, J-L (2006) Managing Across Cultures. Prentice Hall
27.    Trompenaars, F. and Hampden-Turner, C. (2007) Riding the Waves of Culture; Understanding cultural diversity in Business. Nicholas Brealey
28.    Ward, C., Bochner, S. and Furnham, A. (2007) The Psychology of Culture Shock Routledge.
29.    Schneider, S. and Barsoux, J-L (2007) Managing Across Cultures. Prentice Hall
30.    Calori, R., Atamer, T. And Nunes, P., (2007). The Dynamics of International Competition: From Practice to Theory. London: Sage.
31.    Dunning, J.H., (2006). The Globalisation of Business. NY: Routledge.
32.    Held, D., McGrew, A. Goldblatt, D. and Perraton, J., (2006). Global Transformations. Cambridge: Polity Press.
33.    Hirst, P., and Thompson, G., (2006). Globalization in question : the international economy and the possibilities of governance . Cambridge: Polity Press.
34.    Boyer, R., and Durand, J. P., (2006). After Fordism. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
35.    Ball, D. A., McCulloch, W. H., Jr., Geringer, J. M. Minor, M. S. & McNett, Carroll, S.J & Gannon, M.J., (2007). Ethical Dimensions of International Management. Thousand Oaks CA., Sage Publications. 

Journals
36.    Cantwell, J.A. and Piscitello, L. (1999), "The emergence of corporate international networks for the accumulation of dispersed technological competences", Management International Review, vol. 39, Special Issue no. 1, pp. 123-147.
37.    Oxley, Joanne. (1999) “Institutional environment and the mechanisms of governance: the impact of intellectual property protection on the structure of inter-firm alliances”,  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 38:283-309.
38.    Cantwell, J.A. and Fai, F.M. (1999), "Firms as the source of innovation and growth: the evolution of technological competence", Journal of Evolutionary Economics, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 331-366.
39.    Cantwell, J.A. (1999), "Innovation in the global economy", in D. Archibugi, J. Howells and J. Michie (eds.), Innovation Policy in a Global Economy, New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 225-241. 
40.    Pearce, R.D. (1999), "Decentralised R&D and strategic competitiveness: globalised approaches to generation and use of technology in multinational enterprises (MNEs)", Research Policy, vol. 28, nos. 2-3, pp. 157-178.
41.    Birkinshaw, J. and Hood, N. (1998), "Multinational subsidiary development: capability evolution and charter change in foreign-owned subsidiary companies", Academy of Management Review, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 773-795.
42.    Dunning, J.H. (1998), "Location and the multinational enterprise: a neglected factor?", Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 45-66.
43.    Mowery, D.C., Oxley, J.E. and Silverman, B.S. (1998), “Technological overlap and interfirm cooperation: implications for the resource-based view of the firm”, Research Policy, Vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 507-523.
44.    Loasby, B.J. (1998), “The organisation of capabilities”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 139-160.
45.    Teece, D.J., Pisano, G. and Shuen, A. (1997), "Dynamic capabilities and strategic management", Strategic Management Review, vol 18, no. 7, pp. 509-533.
46.    Cantwell, J.A. and Barrera, M.P. (1998), “The localisation of corporate technological trajectories in the interwar cartels:  Cooperative learning versus an exchange of knowledge”, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 257-292.
47.    Rangan, Subramanian (1998) “Do multinationals operate flexibly?” Journal of International Business Studies; 29, 2: 217-237
48.    Tsai, Wenpin and Sumatra Ghoshal.  (1998). “Social Capital and Value Creation: the Role of Intra-Firm Networks”, Academy of Management Journal. 41(4)
49.    Hodgson, G.M. (1998), “Competence and contract in the theory of the firm”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 179-202

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Explain power and compare how it relates to leadership. Analyze the five sources of power. Summarize the relationship between influence and power. Determine how relationships between leaders and staff affect influence and power